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Video. Watch: NASA's Artemis II rocket launches on historic Moon mission

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 115 words · By Alexis Caraco
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What to know about Video. Watch: NASA's Artemis II rocket launches on historic Moon mission

A NASA rocket carrying four astronauts lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the start of a historic mission toward the Moon.

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What happened

A NASA rocket carrying four astronauts lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the start of a historic mission toward the Moon.

Why it matters

The Space Launch System sent the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft on a journey that will take them beyond the Moon before returning to Earth.

Common ground

Footage shows the rocket on the launch pad, final countdown moments and the powerful liftoff witnessed by spectators.

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Claim 1: “Footage shows the rocket on the launch pad, final countdown moments and the powerful liftoff witnessed by spectators.”
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Claim 2: “The crew includes astronauts from the United States and Canada, reflecting international cooperation in the programme.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada, a market known as the North American box office or, in the United States film industry, the domestic box office. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are two international borders between Canada and the United States: Canada's border with the northern tier of the contiguous United States to its south (6,416 kilometres (3,987 miles)), and with…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canada and the United States have had a long and complex relationship that has had a significant impact on each other's history, economy, and shared culture. The two countries have long considered the…
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Claim 3: “The Space Launch System sent the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft on a journey that will take them beyond the Moon before returning to Earth.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission that launched on November 16, 2022. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to send the crewed Orion sp…
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Claim 4: “The mission is the first crewed lunar flight in over five decades and forms part of NASA’s Artemis programme, which aims to return humans to the Moon in the coming years.”
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Claim 5: “A NASA rocket carrying four astronauts lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the start of a historic mission toward the Moon.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch sub-complexes, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. The main launch pad, along with Launch Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the ten field centers of NASA. Since 1968, KSC has been NAS…
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